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Know, not having a strong mother or father in their household, and this is a good chance when i was benefiting back in the late 80s down in the tenderloin, that that child was being affected by my benefits. So, that aint nothing im really proud of. So, this is my way of trying to redeem myself, maam. Thank you. Yes, maam. Thank you. Stephen fields, are you here . Come on up. So, the reason im interested in becoming part of the Reentry Council, its something that ive always wanted to do, but i didnt really have the time for. Some of my successes here in San Francisco is that i piloted a program with the juvenile corrections programs at a youth guided center. Piloted a program called principle Collaborative Centers here for youth here in San Francisco, helping y ....
Come back the next day i was hired. When i walked out of there, i said i was going to find me some [speaker not understood] in this community and thats what i did. So, what i did, i developed a website, home boy hotline, i went and got the 501 c 3 and i found 20, i got 10 to 25 employers all over the bay area thats willing to hire people, to shelter, in the tenderloin, i got a couple telemarketing places. Also i deal with on the private Industry Council in oakland, i deal with western community center, i deal with hospitality house, downtown in San Francisco. These places help you get your resume together. And what i did also, i went and found all the websites that would offer job training. I just put everything on one website, any type of place that would help you with a legal resource and housing, i found a place in oakland, let you stay there for 18 months and you can get ....
I currently am a Program Manager here in San Francisco. I also am a certified treatment counselor and currently attending college out at San Francisco state university, applying for graduate school to become a social worker. I worked with the mayor with the court systems. Aye im more familiar with the probation department. I am familiar with the reentry and i am very familiar with incarceration. I served time both in state and federal facilities in the united states. For me, its been a life journey, but its everything thats allowed me to become who i am today, which is a person who loves to reach out and help another person get his life back on track. Some of the things ive experienced here in San Francisco is homelessness, longterm drug addiction, all those problems ....
It was such a great experience for me. And amazing and bobby knight helped. No question. But we won, it was a big big election for me. I want to talk about clear up some things and then talk about kind of general election themes going forward. First of all, the scuttlebutt is who youre going to pick as vp. Everybody is asking you about it. I heard you say over the past 24 hours, that its going to probably be a person with political experience. Something that with work with the senate and the house. Current or former . I say perhaps current, could be former. I think somebody with political experience that really has a close relationship with the senate. With congress. With, where they go in and help so we dont have to sign executive orders like president obama does every hour. It would be nice to get something passed, as opposed to just saying, were signing it anyway. And i think we have some people that are very good candidates. Im looking at some wonderful people. Some were on the sta ....
It was such a great experience for me. And amazing and bobby knight helped. No question. But we won, it was a big big election for me. I want to talk about clear up some things and then talk about kind of general election themes going forward. First of all, the scuttlebutt is who youre going to pick as vp. Everybody is asking you about it. I heard you say over the past 24 hours, that its going to probably be a person with political experience. Something that with work with the senate and the house. Current or former . I say perhaps current, could be former. I think somebody with political experience that really has a close relationship with the senate. With congress. With, where they go in and help so we dont have to sign executive orders like president obama does every hour. It would be nice to get something passed, as opposed to just saying, were signing it anyway. And i think we have some people that are very good candidates. Im looking at some wonderful people. Some were on the sta ....